Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-18
THE NEW SCHOOL Bull.
Full Text Of the Measure Introduced
In the House by Representative
Moore of Travis.
Duties of State Superintendent and Board
of observation-disclosures in tho
Present Law
Special to the Gazette.

Moore OF Travis, and is understood 20 be
the joint production of himself, Superin-
tendent Cooper, ex-Superintendent Baker
and Judge Fillmore OF Austin:
A bill to be entitled An act to amend
sections 8, -, 10, IS, %, %, 90, sc, 40, A.,
AZ, 43, A, 45, 46, Al, As, 40, so, 81, so, 53,
81, 55, SO, 81, IS, SO, 60, 81, CO, SO, 81, SIS,
Sc, 81, G8, 50, 20; aud to repeal sections
II, 70, 70, IA, 70, rs, II, IS, 10, 79a, 100,
SO of An act to establish aud maintain 4
system of public free schools for the state
of Texas, and to repeal so much of chap
ter of title IS of the Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas as refer to public free
schools outside of Incorporated cities and
towns, assuming or having assumed con-
troll of their public free schools, and all
laws and parts Of laws in conflict with
this act
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Texas, that sections 9, u,
10, IS, %, %, %, Sc, 40, Al, ~, 43, A, 45,
46, AZ, As, 40, 80, 81, 81, SO. 81 SO, Sc, 81,
IS SO, so, 81, 81, GO, Ga, 65, &C, 81, 6S, SO, 20
of the above entitled act be SO amended
as to hereafter read as follows:
Sec. . All conveysnces, devises and
requests OF property for the benefit of the
public schools made by any one for any
county, city, town or district when not
otherwise directed by the erantor or de-
visor. shall vest said property in the coun-
ty superintendent of tie county or the
mayor Of the city or town, or the trustees
of the school district and their successors
in Office as the trustees for those 10
be benefited thereby, and the same,
when not otherwise directed, SHALL be
administered by said officers under such
rul, S as may be established by the state
superintendent.
Sec. -. There shall be elected at each
general election for state and county Off
GERS q state superintendent of public H.
structiOn, who shall hold his Office for
term of two years and until his successor
is elected aud qualified, and shall receive
an annual salary Of S2500, and may sp-
point one chief clerk at an annual salary
of Sl5C0, and one assistant clerk at an
annual salary Of $1,000, all payable out of
the available school fund. The superin-
tendent shall take the oath of Office pre-
scrioed by the CONSTITUTE N and shall per-
form such duties as may be prescribed by
law.
Sec. IS The superintendent OF public
instruction shall BE- charged with
the administration of the school
law and general superintend-
encv of the business relating to
the public schools of the state; he shall
hear and determine all appeals fr m the
rulings and decisions of subordinate
school officers and teachers, and all such
IN h,r oh 20
his decision. He shall prescribe suitable
forms for reports required of subordinate
school officers and teachers, and blanks
for their guidance in transacting their of
fetal business and conducting public
schools, and shall from time to time pre-
pare and transmit to them such instruc-
lions as he may deem necessary Tor the
faithful and efficient execution of the
school laws, and by whatsoever is so
communicated to them, shall they be
bound TO govern themselves in the dis
charge of their official duties. He shall
examine and approve all accounts Of
whatsoever kind, against the school fund,
that are to be paid by the state treasurer,
and upon such approval the comptroller
shall De authorized to draw his warrant.
Sec 10. The state superintendent
shall advise and counsel with the school
officers of the counties, cities, towns and
school districts as to the best methods of
conducting the public schools, and shall
be empowered to issue instructions and
regulations binding for observance on all
officers and teachers IN all cases wherein
the provisions Of the school law may
require Interpretation in order to carry
out the designs expressed therein. Also
in cases that may arise in which the law
has made no provision, and where neces-
sity requires some rule, in order that
there may be no hardships to Individuals
and no delays or Inconvenience in the
management OF school affairs.
Sec. Is. The state superintendent shall
one month before the meeting of each
regular session Of the legislature, and ten
Gays prior to any special session thereof,
at which, under the governors proclams
ton conveniDg the same, any legislation
may be hsd concerning the public schools,
make full report to the governor OF the
condition of the public schools through
out the state and of such other matters
as the state superintendent shall deem
important to the welfare of the schools.
Sec. % The state board of education
shall on or before the LIST day of August
of each year make an superintendent Of
the available school fund, which shall
hereafter include all unexpended bal
ances from the preceding year in the
hands of the county treasurers, among
the several counties of the state,
and to the several cities and towns
constituting separate school organiza-
tons according to the scholastic populs-
ton of each, and the state superintendent
shall deliver an abstract of such appor-
ti0nment to the comptroller, and to each
county superintendent, and 10 the mayor
of each city or town that has control of
its public schools, statement Of the
amount apportioned to his county, city
or town, as the case may be, and he shall
issue to the county treasurer of each
county, and to the city treasurer of each
city or town having control of its public
schools, certificate fer the amount of the
available school fund SO apportioued to
his county, city or town, which certificate
shall be signed by the governor as presi-
dent of the board of education, counter
signed by the comptroller of public &C.
counts, and attested by the superintend-
ent of public instruction as secretary.
Sec. %. The superintendent of public
instruction shall be allowed by the state
board Of education an amount necessary
for books, postage, express charges,
printing, stationery, porter hire, and
other necessary Office expenses, and
necessary travelling expenses, to be paid
ont of the available school fund